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duplicity

dup·li·city

UK/duˈplɪ.sɪ.ti/ US/dju-/ rare

noun

1.
2.

acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another

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Origin

From Latin duplicare (double). Equivalent to duplex + -ity.

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